AZ dust

TucsonJim wrote:
Folks - I know a lot of full timers head towards Arizona this time of the year for our (mostly) wonderful weather. But once in a while a front comes through that whips up wind that is strong enough to cause one of these dust storms. If you see one ahead of you, the DPS suggests that you slow down, pull off the highway, come to a complete stop and turn off your lights (make sure you don't leave your foot on the brake pedal). If you wait until you're already in the dust to take action, it's too late.

I've experienced these dust storms, and visibility can actually be so bad that you literally can't see the hood of your vehicle.

Why is it recommended to "turn off your lights"?

Thanks...just wondered.

Desert Captain wrote:


Every year this same stretch of I-10 sees these sort of conditions and every year people needlessly die. Doesn't make any sense to me. :h

Some people were possibly trying to get to their job........people have reasons that we do not know why, to be on the highway. I don't put them down for it.......And according to the news reports we heard, this is unusual to have the dust storms this late in the year.

The weather service had been predicting these conditions for two days. Alerts came through on our smart phones as well as every radio and TV station. As Mr. Myagi explained to Danielsan...."Best way, no be dere".

Every year this same stretch of I-10 sees these sort of conditions and every year people needlessly die. Doesn't make any sense to me. :h

The big accident that happened on Hwy 10 is horrible and so sad. We're in Quartzsite and about 1 mile west of Hwy 95. Yesterday, you could hardly see the hills on the east side of the highway......but this morning everything is clear. :) As many times as we've been here, we've never experienced a dust storm like this. Thanks TucsonJim for the advice on what to do.....:)

Folks - I know a lot of full timers head towards Arizona this time of the year for our (mostly) wonderful weather. But once in a while a front comes through that whips up wind that is strong enough to cause one of these dust storms. If you see one ahead of you, the DPS suggests that you slow down, pull off the highway, come to a complete stop and turn off your lights (make sure you don't leave your foot on the brake pedal). If you wait until you're already in the dust to take action, it's too late.

I've experienced these dust storms, and visibility can actually be so bad that you literally can't see the hood of your vehicle.